Mounting for emblems or monograms.



G. A. SGHLECHTER. MOUNTING FOR EMBLEMS 0R MONOGBAMS. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 22. 1908.

921,566. Patented May 11, 1909.

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UNITED "TATE% FATEIN GUSIAVUSA. SCHLECHTER. OF READING. PENNSYLVANIA.

MOUNTING- FOR EMBLEMS OR MGNOGEAILS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAVUS A. SCHLECH- TER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Reading, in the county of BelliS and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Mounting for Emblems or lilonograms, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to produce improved means for securing an emblem o1 monogram to a watch, watch fob, or similar article.

The general purpose of the invention is to enable a person wearing an article, to attach to this article an emblem of a society of which he may be a member, or a plate simply carrying his monogram or initial.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of a watch, the case or cover of which is provided with an initial mounted thereupon according to my invention; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the cover of this watch upon an enlarged scale and taken on the diameter of the cover.

Referring more particularly to the parts, and especially to Fig. 2, 1 represents the cover of the watch-case. This cover is formed with a centrally-disposed depression or recess 2, which is of circular form. This recess is preferably formed by offsetting the plate out of which the cove is formed, downwardly and inwardly. In. forming this recess or pocket 2, it is made of larger diameter at its bottom than at its mouth, so that the side walls or retaining rim 3 of the pocket project or converge inwardly in an upward direction. In this recess or pocket I attach a plate 5, which bears an emblem or design, such as the initial 6, shown in Fig. 1. This plate is slightly crowned or dished, so that it normally tends to assume the form indicated by Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 22, 1908.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Serial No. 434,253.

the dotted outline in Fig. 2. On the inner face of this dished plate, I provide a resilient socket 7 which is adapted to snap resiliently over a stud 8, which stud is riveted in the recess at its center.

in applying the emblem-bearing plate to its seat in the recess or pocket 2, it will readily into position as its diameter will be less than the smallest diameter of the pocket or recess. l-l lien the edges of the plate have seated themselves near the side walls 3 of t re recess, the central part of the plate is then forced downwardly so that the socket 7 engages the stud 8. In forcing the plate downwardly in this way, its diameter becomes increased and its edge is forced out so it lies substantially against the side wall of the pocket. The fact that the side walls converge inwardly enables the edge of the emblem plate to be retained by the cover, in this way the emblem plate is held securely in position without the appearance of any fastening devices whatever. I make the stud 8 of substantially tubular form, that is, it is made with a central bore 9 which enables a blunt instrument to be inserted from beneath so as to remove an emblem plate when desired.

In practicing the invention, watches or similar articles which are to be worn, and which are sold by jewelers, will be kept in stock together with the emblems of different societies, and a purchaser of a watch or other article may select any emblem, whereupon the jeweler will attach the emblem in the manner described.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-

1. An article adapted to be worn, in combination with an emblem plate of substan tially circular form, fastening means on the under side of said emblem plate substantially at the center thereof and concealed by said plate, for securing said plate to said article, said plate having a dished form and tending to assume a small diameter, said article having a retaining rim formed there upon adapted to engage the edge of said plate when depressed centrally to secure the same by said fastening means.

2. An article of the class described, having In testimony whereof I have signed my a stud and a dished resilient emblem plate name to this specification in the presence of having a central socket on the under side two subscribing Witnesses. thereof adapted to snap over said stud to GUSTAVUS A. SCI-ILECHTER. 5 secure said plate, the resiliency of said plate Witnesses:

affording means for holding the edge of said F. D. AMMEN, plate against the side of said article. J. P. DAVIS. 

